Vinyl pressings
by The Isley Brothers · 1966
I Guess I'll Always Love You was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 5 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
TK4M-0413-1 △62218 HII-198311 o MR [scratched out matrix]Runout, side A
TK4M--0411-1- △62219 TK4M-0411 HIV-189320 o MRRunout, side B
HII-19831 T-54135Side A Runout, etched
HIV-189320 T-54135Side B Runout, etched
HII-198311Side A Label
HIV-189320Side B Label
HII-198311 Nashville Matrix(script) 10 TK4M--0413-1-A(stamped)A Side Runout
HIV-189320 10 TK4M--0411-1-A Nashville Matrix(script)B Side Runout
HII-198311A Side Label
HIV-189320B Side Label
HII-19831 X̲ ARP T4KM--0413-1-BA runout etched / stamped
HIV-189320 X̲ ARP T4KM--0411-1-BB runout etched / stamped
HII-198311A label
HIV-189320B label
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Australia | Tamla Motown TMO-137First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Canada | Tamla Motown T-54135First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Germany | Tamla Motown TM 54 135First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1966 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 572First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1966 | US | Tamla T 54135First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1966 | US | Tamla T 54135First year7", Single, Styrene | 7", Single, Styrene |
| 1966 | US | Tamla T-54135First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | Tamla T 54135First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | Tamla T 54135First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1966 | US | Tamla T-54135First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Tamla T-54135First year7", 45 RPM, Mispress, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mispress, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 572First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Tamla Motown TMM.7087", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Netherlands | Tamla Motown TM 25.9197", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
14 vinyl pressings of I Guess I'll Always Love You are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1966 and 1969.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Tamla T 54135, released June 17, 1966.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T 54135, T-54135, TMG 572, TMO-137) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TK4M-0413-1 △62218 HII-198311 o MR [scratched out matrix] and TK4M--0411-1- △62219 TK4M-0411 HIV-189320 o MR. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.
